Photo: Pixabay/miguelbarrera3 Millions of people die prematurely each year as a result of chronic exposure to outdoor air pollution with microscopic particles causing and worsening a whole host of ailments when they are breathed in. Air pollution is responsible for everything from cardiac arrests to severe mental ailments and from […]

Country: Tonga Source: Save the Children Children are still displaced, struggling with their mental health and facing disruptions to their education, one year after a volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami affected 75% of Tongans.

Following the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling of 15 December 2022—C-311/21—the temporary employment industry is once again the focus of caselaw and is once again becoming a considerable risk for both temporary employment agencies and hiring companies. Background The German Temporary Employment Act (Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz (AÜG)) has repeatedly been in […]

Closing gender gaps in agricultural knowledge.

Country: Ethiopia Source: Save the Children The drought will likely lead to severe levels of food shortages through at least mid-2023, despite ongoing aid. This could mean a spike in numbers facing crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity.

Countries: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Kenya, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, World, Yemen Sources: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, UN Children’s Fund, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, World Food Programme, World Health Organization United Nations agencies are calling […]